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JUNE 23, 2016

Stomach Intestinal Pylorus-Sparing Surgery

Modification, Investigation or Experimentation in Bariatrics?

By Christina Frangou

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SIPS, short for stomach intestinal pylorus–sparing surgery, is on the uptick around the country and is triggering debate about the boundary between improvement and experimentation.

SIPS is a new technique that is based on a modification of the duodenal switch procedure. Unlike the classic duodenal switch, it consists of a single anastomosis, a longer common channel and a decreased sleeve gastrectomy bougie size (40-44 Fr), leaving 3 m of bowel. SIPS is quite similar to